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Avalonia
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English
Etymology
From en Avalon -ia place, named after the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada.
Pronunciation
en /ˌævəˈləʊ.ni.ə/ RP
en /ˌævəˈloʊ.ni.ə/ GA
en əʊniə 5
Proper noun
A microcontinent in the Paleozoic era, crustal fragments of which underlie south-west Great Britain and the eastern coast of North America.
Related terms
en Avalonian